Installation and User Guide TM Elara Radar R-290 427-0101-01-12 Revision 100 September 2020 This document does not contain any export-controlled information.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Radar Overview 1.1 Supplied Components ................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Additional Supplies ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Specifications ............................................................................................................. 3 Installation 2.1 Configuring the Radar for Networking ......................
Table of Contents 4.4.3 Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure HTTP (HTTPS) Communication 31 4.4.4 Other Cybersecurity Services .......................................................................... 31 4.5 Map Page ................................................................................................................. 32 4.6 Radar Fusion Page .................................................................................................. 34 4.7 Firmware & Info Page .......................
1 Radar Overview The Elara Radar is a perimeter security radar that supplements PTZ camera installations. Multiple simultaneous target tracking and superior performance in poor environmental conditions make the Elara Radar a critical component for complete security solutions. It features inclusion and exclusion (masking) zone configuration. When the radar is connected to an IP network, it functions as a server, providing services such as network communications.
Radar Overview 1.1 Supplied Components The Elara Radar kit includes these standard components: Radar assembly Ethernet port Screwdriver 10-pin connector Back box cover RJ45 cover Side cover Torx wrench 1.2 Items Included in Kit Back box attached to wall mount bracket Additional Supplies The installer might need to supply the following items as required (specific to the installation). • PoE power supply or PoE switch for radar power.
Radar Overview 1.3 Specifications Specification Unit Radar FOV ° Radar Frequency GHz RF Transmit Power dBm Elara Radar Model R-290 90 x 30 USA: 24.075-24.175 GHz ISM Band Europe: 24.000-24.250 GHz ISM Band FCC: 14 (0.025W) EU: 6 (0.005W) FCC Radar Detection Range meters EU Performance Human: 150 Car: 300 Minimum: 0.1 m/sec Maximum: > 100 km/h Number of Tracks 64 FCC: 1.5 Range Resolution meters Distance Accuracy meters <1 Azimuth Accuracy ° 0.
Radar Overview Minimize installation tools Installation Features Blind mate Position lock Mechanical Environmental Weight Lbs. <10 Height in. 6.5 Width in. 6.5 Depth in. 7.
2 Installation Installing the Elara Radar consists of: Step 1 Configuring the Radar for Networking Step 2 Radar Placement and Orientation Step 3 Site Preparation Step 4 Installing the Wall Mount Bracket Step 5 Connecting the Radar and Installing the Back Box Step 6 Installing the Radar Assembly Step 7 Uploading a Map Image and Configuring Georeference Settings Step 8 Aiming the Radar and Testing Target Detection Step 9 Defining Analytics Regions Step 10 Pairing a PTZ Camera with the Rad
Installation Important Do not provide power to the radar when it is resting on its flat front panel or with it pointing at metallic surfaces that are closer than one meter away. Step 2 Using a Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch or injector, connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the radar assembly’s back panel. Connector to back box Hardware reset button Ethernet connector Guide pins Make sure the PC and the radar are on the same network.
Installation Step 2 Authenticate the radar. Right-click the radar and select Login, or click the Login icon in the navigation bar. In the DNA - Login window, type the password for the admin user (default: admin). Then, click Login. In the DNA Discover List, verify that the radar’s status is Online and Authenticated. Step 3 Configure the radar’s networking settings. Right-click the radar and select IP Setup, or click the IP Setup icon in the navigation bar.
Installation Step 2 On the login screen, type admin for the user name and the password for the admin user (default: admin). When logging in to the radar’s web page for the first time or for the first time after performing a factory default, specify a new password for the admin user. Use a strong password consisting of at least 12 characters and at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one number. Passwords can include the following special characters: |@#~!$&<>+_-.,*?= .
Installation 2.2 Radar Placement and Orientation The Elara Radar is designed for outdoor security applications. Typically, the radar faces out from the perimeter it is protecting.
Installation To improve detection of closer targets, you can aim the radar lower, at the expense of detecting targets further away. For example, at a road intersection when detecting close-range pedestrians and cyclists is more important than detecting cars 500 meters away. The diagrams below show the radar’s dead zone distances according to vertical pointing angle at mounting heights of 4 m and 6 m (20 ft). The distances are for flat ground with no slope. Dead zone distances vs.
Installation • The THIS SIDE UP marking and the FLIR logo on the radar assembly. Note While it is possible to install the wall mount bracket so that the text on the inside of the wall mount bracket is not upright, when you aim the radar, make sure the THIS SIDE UP marking on the radar assembly faces up and the FLIR logo on the flat front panel is upright. 2.3 Site Preparation The following recommendations provide for proper installation and operation of the radar.
Installation Step 2 The wall mount bracket is shipped attached to the back box. Using the screwdriver, unscrew the three quarter-turn twist-lock screws to release the wall mount bracket. Step 3 Using the appropriate screw holes marked on the wall mount bracket, secure it to the electrical box. 2.5 Connecting the Radar and Installing the Back Box When mounted, all of the radar’s connections are made inside the back box. The radar assembly plugs into the back box.
Installation Step 5 Route the Ethernet cable inside the back box as shown below. Connector to radar assembly Ethernet 10-pin connector port Pin 1 Connector Step 6 Connection Ethernet Power and IP communications 10-pin connector Power and I/O terminal: VAC or VDC power, along with future release support for alarm I/O and audio I/O (see table below) (Optional) If you are using the 10-pin connector, terminate cables and plug into connectors.
Installation 2.6 Step 1 Installing the Radar Assembly Secure the radar assembly onto the back box using the guide pins on the radar assembly and the guide holes on the back box. Radar assembly set screw (2) This side up Make sure the THIS SIDE UP marking and the FLIR logo on the radar assembly’s front panel face up. Important When removing the radar assembly from the back box, take precautions to prevent it from becoming a drop hazard for persons or property.
Installation 2.8 Aiming the Radar and Testing Target Detection Step 1 While viewing the radar’s display in View Settings, aim the radar by manipulating the assembly to provide the desired field of view. Step 2 On the Radar page, under Radar Mode, click On. Step 3 Have a person walk in a straight line directly away from and the back towards the radar. Verify the detection track appears in the radar display.
Installation Step 2 Click System Settings and then on the navigation bar, click Radar. Step 3 To activate the radar settings, click On. Step 4 From the list of devices on the same LAN segment as the camera, select the radar to pair with the camera. If you have configured one radar (X) to fuse tracking information from another radar (Y), select radar X. For more information about fusing radars, see Radar Fusion Page. Make sure the radar’s IP address and port appears next to Radar Sensor.
Installation Step 4 Open Advanced Settings. Step 5 From the Startup Mode list, select one of the following: • None—The camera starts up in manual mode. • Tour—The camera starts up in Tour mode. • Track NMEA—The camera starts up in a maritime-specific mode that points the camera to radar tracks, waypoints, or MFD cursor position. • Track Scan—The camera starts up in the radar Track Scan mode. • Track Last—The camera starts up in the radar Engage Last mode.
Installation • Exit—The camera exits the automatic mode and performs the manual action. • Exit and Come Back—The camera exits the automatic mode, performs the manual action, and then returns to the automatic mode after the specified amount of time has passed (Timeout Interval) following a manual command. These settings take immediate effect and are saved. You do not have to click Save. 427-0101-01-12 Revision 100 September 2020 This document does not contain any export-controlled information.
3 Operation This chapter includes information about Accessing the Elara Radar and how to operate it using the View Settings Home Page. 3.1 Accessing the Elara Radar To operate the radar, you first need to access it. Access the radar by logging in to the radar’s web page. To log in to the radar’s web page: Step 1 Do one of the following: • In the DNA tool, double-click the radar in the Discover List. Identify the radar by model name, R-290, and name.
Operation 3.2 View Settings Home Page The View Settings page displays the live radar. When a user assigned the expert or admin role logs in to the radar’s web page, the page also displays View Settings menus along the left side banner and other options. View Settings page for users assigned the admin or expert role Live Radar You can: • Move the live radar display around by clicking on it and dragging it. • Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel, when the mouse pointer is over the radar display.
Operation System Settings and Other Options Users assigned the admin or expert role can click System Settings to configure the radar. For more information, see the Configuration chapter. Additional choices are for Help and Logout. 3.3 Video Page On the Video page, you can: • Select whether video stream or the map appears in the web page. Changing the Map Display immediately affects the web page. • Modify the parameters of the radar’s video stream. • Edit the video stream frame.
Operation By default, the radar provides a 1280x720, two frames per second (FPS) stream using the MJPEG codec. Higher resolution, frame rate, and quality requires more bandwidth. Use the default values initially, and then modify and test them incrementally to determine when bandwidth and quality requirements are met.
Operation Changes made on the Radar page immediately take effect. To add an analytics region: Step 1 Click one of the Add Region options. Step 2 Click and release on the radar display to create the first corner of the region. Step 3 Continue adding corners (up to 16). Step 4 To complete the region, double-click on the radar display. Step 5 To define another region, repeat steps 1-5.
Operation 3.5 Georeference Page Use the Georeference page to specify the radar’s geographical location and mounting position. Users assigned the admin or expert role can use the Georeference page in conjunction with the Map Page in System Settings, where you can upload and calibrate a reference map image.
4 Configuration Users assigned the admin or expert role can click System Settings on the View Settings Home Page to access: • Network Page • Date & Time Page • Users Page • Cyber Page • Map Page • Radar Fusion Page • Firmware & Info Page 4.1 Network Page When a user assigned the expert or admin role clicks System Settings, the Network page appears. The IP address mode can be set to DHCP (default) or Static.
Configuration • Gateway When the IP address mode is set to DHCP, if a DHCP server is not available on the network, the radar's IP address defaults to 192.168.0.250. For information about defining the radar's IP address using the DNA tool, see Configuring the Radar for Networking. Caution! After changing the radar's IP address, the PC you are using to access its web page might no longer be on the same network and can no longer access the radar's web page.
Configuration Copy PC time Select date pop-up When set to NTP, you can specify whether the radar obtains the NTP server information from the DHCP server on the network, or manually enter the NTP server information. After setting the date and time parameters, click Save at the bottom of the page. The radar requires a reboot, and a confirmation prompt appears. After setting the date and time, the radar will require a reboot. A confirmation prompt will appear. 4.
Configuration Assign one of the following roles, according to the level of access the user requires: Role Access user Can: • View the live radar display • Zoom the live radar display • View the Help page • Log out expert Cannot manage users: • Cannot add/edit/delete users • Cannot change passwords Can access and use all other View Settings and System Settings pages, menus, controls, and settings admin, including the default admin user Can access and use all of the radar’s web pages, including adding
Configuration 4.4 Cyber Page The Cyber page provides security configuration settings for: • Certificates • IEEE 802.1X-Compliant Communication • Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure HTTP (HTTPS) Communication • Other Cybersecurity Services Changes to the security configuration settings on the Cyber page do not immediately take effect. To apply changes, click Save and then reboot the radar. 4.4.
Configuration To generate and install a self-signed certificate: Step 1 In the Certificates section, under Certification area, select Self-Signed. Step 1 Enter information such as country code, city name, and organization name. Step 2 Click Create Certificate. Step 3 Allow 15 seconds for the radar to generate the certificate, at which point a confirmation appears. To upload a self-signed or third-party CA signed certificate: Step 1 Select Upload Certificates.
Configuration Specify the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method: • TLS: Provide an Identity and Private Key Password. • Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP): Provide an Identity or an Anonymous Identity and a Password. Changing these settings does not immediately take effect. To apply a change to these settings, click Save and then reboot the radar. 4.4.
Configuration Enable or disable digest authentication for the FLIR CGI control interface. The default setting is On (enabled). Firewall Settings For enhanced security, the radar has a firewall that you can enable by clicking On. By default, when you enable the firewall, the following services are set to Allow, which means they remain enabled and their default ports remain open: • SSH • Nexus Discovery • FTP • Nexus SDK • RTSP • TRK • UPNP • ICMP To disable a service and its default port, click Block.
Configuration To upload a reference map image and calibrate the radar to the map: Step 1 Using an online map or GPS service such as Google Maps, download a reference map image. For example, if you use Google Maps or another online map, you can take a screenshot of a satellite view of the radar’s detection range.
Configuration What’s here? in Google Maps Right-click on map on Map page Step 4 Right-click on the first calibration point, and then select Calibration point 1. Step 5 Enter the latitude (Lat) and longitude (Lon) coordinates for the first calibration point (P1). You can obtain the coordinates from the online map or GPS service. For example, in Google Maps, right-click on a point and select What’s here? The point’s latitude and longitude coordinates appear.
Configuration Enable radar fusion, and then select this Elara Radar and one or more other Elara Radars to fuse with this radar. You can also manually specify the IP address of another radar, add it, and select it to be fused to be fused with this radar. To save any changes, click Save. 4.
Configuration Name Enter a unique, friendly name for the radar, using only alphanumeric characters. The default name for the radar is the model (R-290) followed by its serial number. Radar name Enter radar name To upgrade the radar’s firmware: Step 1 Make sure the radar has been recently rebooted. Step 2 Under Upgrade version, click Find file. Step 3 On your computer or network, browse to and select the firmware file. Caution! Only upgrade to firmware developed for the Elara Radar.
5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Tips If help is needed during the installation process, contact the local FLIR representative, or visit FLIR Support at: https://www.flir.com/support/. 5.1 Cleaning Rinse the radar housing with low pressure fresh water to remove any salt deposits and to keep it clean. 5.2 Troubleshooting Unable To Communicate Over Ethernet First check to ensure the physical connections are intact and that the radar is powered on.
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