PROFESSIONAL SERIES-KIARA 8000 USER MANUAL
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Table of Contents 1. DOCUMENT DETAILS 4 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Legal Considerations 1.3 Liability 2. 4 4 4 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) 5 2.1 FCC Statement 2.2 CE Mark Warning 5 5 REQUIREMENTS 6 3.1 System Requirements 6 3. 4. WEB USER INTERFACE 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.
1. DOCUMENT DETAILS 1.1 Introduction This user manual is designed for SPARK KIARA 8000 Network Camera. It is written with the intention to introduce the camera’s web interface and help users with the installations. Please read and follow the instructions on the guide carefully before installing KIARA 8000. 1.2 Legal Considerations Both Audio and Video surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country.
2. ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) 2.1 FCC Statement FCC (U. S. Federal Communications Commission) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may NOT cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 System Requirements Using one of the browsers as below to access the web interface: Item Requirement Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or later Google Chrome Version 8.0 or later Mozilla Firefox Version 3.6 or later Apple Safari Version 5.0 or later Android ™ 2.2 (Froyo) or later browsers Apple iOS Version 5.0 or later browsers Technical Document Template Version 1.
4. WEB USER INTERFACE 4.1 Accessing the web interface • Open a web browser. • Fill-in camera IP address. • Use the default account and password when logging in for the first time. • Double click the live view screen to enter or exit full screen*. • Use the mouse scroll to zoom in and out on the live view screen*. Image 1. Web user interface home page 1 Live View Open live view. 2 Configuration Open configuration page. 3 Logout Logout the user account. Technical Document Template Version 1.
4 Pause/Play Pause/Play live view video stream. 5 Snapshot Captures a snapshot of the current live view image, allowing users to save or discard the snapshot. 6 Sound Mute/ Volume level Enable/disable the sound from the camera and configure volume*. 7 Talk Mute Enable/disable the microphone from the camera*. 8 Re-Focus Enable automatic re-focus for clear image. 9 Zoom in Enable users to zoom in on any area of the live view screen.
4.2 Setup Page • There are 8 parts in the setup page: 1. Information 2. Image 3. Video 4. Audio 5. Network 6. Date& Time 7. Accounts 8. Advanced • There are 10 parts in the advanced setup page: 1. Archive 2. Recording servers 3. Recordings 4. Analytics 5. Schedules 6. Digital I/O 7. Network advanced 8. Security 9. Maintenance 10. System log • The information page displays the detail information of IP camera, including: 1. Product information 2. Security information 3. Image settings information 4.
Image 2. Camera information page Technical Document Template Version 1.
4.3 Image Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Image page includes image, enhancements, lens and ROI. 1. Image configuration: image settings, AWB, exposure. Image 3. Image configuration page a. Settings: 1 2 Brightness value from 0~100 Brightness refers to the overall lightness or darkness of the image, the higer the value the brighter the image.
b. AWB (auto white balance): 1 Target color tone value from -127~127 Move the bar to the value that can best reflect natural colors, higher value produce warmer colors, lower value produce colder colors. Auto Hold current AWB allows colors in an image to appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The auto option can automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Users can also select other type of light source available on the dropdown list.
2. Enhancements: includes WDR, denoise and defog Image 4. Enhancements page a. WDR: Auto 1 Mode Manual (Value 0~255) Off WDR allows the capture of clear video in areas with high lighting contrast. The bigger value means greater range of luminance levels. b. Denoise: 1 2D Denoise Auto Manual (Value 0~50) Off Schedule (Value 0~50) Noise reduction algorithm helps reduce the graining in the video, which occurs under low light conditions. Select the mode that best fit your needs.
3. Lens control: users can adjust the lens according to the installation needs. Image 5. Lens control page a. Settings: 1 Zoom Use the arrows to zoom in or out. Users can also click on the bar to zoom to specific position. 2 Focus Use the arrows to adjust the focus, or use the mouse to move and resize the focus window 3 Focus method Fast Full scan Auto 4 IRIS Manual Open Technical Document Template Focus method allows users to automatically refocus.
4. ROI (Region of Interest): users can create up to 3 ROI regions according to the installation needs. Image 6. ROI setting page a. Roi: 1 Display all ROIs 2 Profile Display/no display Display all ROIs to see all the regions previously set. Profile 1 Select profile. For profile settings please refer to section 4.4.1 Profile 2 Profile 3 3 Insert ROI name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.
4.4 Video Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Video page includes video configuration, profile, day/night and privacy. Image 7. Video settings page Technical Document Template Version 1.
a. Rotation: None b. c. 1 Mirror/Flip 2 Image Rotation Allows users to mirror and/or flip the image. Mirror for rotated left and right, flip for rotated up and down. Mirror Flip Mirror + Flip 0ﾟ 90 ﾟ 270 ﾟ Allows users to rotate the image by 0°, 90° or 270° . Streams: 1 Video Clip Format 2 Snapshot Format Profile1 Profile2 Profile3 Profile1 Profile2 Profile3 Select profile for video clip format. For profile settings please refer to section 4.4.1 Select profile for snapshot format.
1. Profile page: Up to 4 configurable profiles, 2 main stream and 2 sub-streams. Add/Edit page includes profile name and description and other video and audio configurations such as encoding, profile, resolution, fps and quality. Image 8. Profile page Image 9. Add/Edit profile page Technical Document Template Version 1.
a. Profile: 1 Profile Name Insert profile name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” 2 Profile Description Insert profile description, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” b. Video: H.264 1 Encoding The camera can encode video in different formats. Make sure that your video recorder supports the selected format. H.265 MJPEG Baseline 2 Profile Under H.264 there are three types of compression, users can choose as needed.
2. Day/Night mode settings: IR cut filter provides 4 different type of modes: auto, night mode, day mode and schedule. Image 10. Day/night settings page a. Settings By selecting Auto the camera will automatically remove the IR cut filter based on the predefined threshold. On Night mode, the live view image will be black and white as the camera will always remove the IR cut filter regardless of the actual light levels.
3. Privacy mask page: allows users to set-up up to 5 privacy masks. Image 11. Privacy mask page Image 12. Add/Edit privacy mask page a. Mask: 1 Insert mask name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” Name 2 Color 3 Status Black Gray White Red Disabled Enabled Users can select the mask color that best fit their needs. Enable/ disable privacy mask. How to setup privacy mask: a. Step 1: Click add button b. Step 2: Set up privacy mask area and key in the mask name c.
4.5 Audio Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Audio page includes audio in and audio out settings. Image 13. Audio page a. Audio in: 1 Audio In Gain From -12~12 and mute Select the microphone input gain value from the dropdown menu. g.711_u-law g.711_a-law 2 Audio Encoding Select the encoding from the drop-down menu. AMR g.726 High 3 Noise Suppression Enable this feature to reduce background noise receive from audio in. Low Off b.
4.6 Network Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Network page includes TCP/IP, PPPoE and WiFi: 1. TCP/IP settings: Image 14. Network page a. MAC: 1 MAC Address Display the MAC address information. b. IPv4: c.
2. PPPoE page: allows users to configure PPPoE. Image 15. PPPoE page a. PPPoE: Enabled Authentication On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off PAP Select the authentication type. CHAP Displays the current IP address obtained from the Internet Service Provider (ISP). It will display 0.0.0.0 if the camera is not connected to the Internet via PPPoE. IP Address IPv6 Address 1 User ID Enter the user ID for your DSL service. The user ID is provided by your ISP.
3. WiFi page: allows users to configure WiFi. Image 16. WiFi page a. WiFi: 1 Enabled 2 MAC Address 3 IP Address 4 ESSID On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off Display MAC address. Display IP address The Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) is one of two types of Service Set Identification (SSID). Open 5 Authentication WPA and WPA2 are the primary security algorithms for setting up a wireless network.
4.7 Date & Time Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Date & Time allows users to see and configure current date and time. Image 17. Date & time page a. Current: 1 Current Date & Time 2 PC Clock Display IP camera current date & time Display PC current date & time yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss 3 Date & Time Format mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss Select the date & time format. The format in which the date and time is displayed on the live video. b.
2 Manual Settings Select to manually enter the date and time. Server1 Server2 3 Synchronize with NTP Server3 Server4 c. Select to allow the camera to obtain the time from an NTP server. You can use the default value or you can enter a different NTP server manually. Make sure that your camera is connected to the Internet and that no firewall is blocking the outgoing NTP request. Timezone: 1 Timezone 2 Daylight Saving Time Select the correct time zone for your location.
4.8 Accounts Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Admin can create up to 10 accounts with different privilege, to create an account, click the add button. To edit or remove an account, select the username on the account list and then click Edit or Remove as needed. Administrators account cannot be deleted. 1. Add accounts: Image 18. Accounts page Image a. Image 19.
5. 5.1 WEB USER INTERFACE-ADVANCED Archive • Archive functions include embedded player, network storage and internal storage. 1. Player: Image 20. Player page 1 Upload Upload the video file from local PC (Format *.mkv). 2 Pause/Play Pause/Play video file. 3 Stop Stop playing video file. 4 Fast-forward/ Rewind playback Fast-forward or rewind playback. Fast-forward speed includes x2 and x4, rewind speed x1/2 and x1/4. 5 Time stamp and speed Display current playing time and playing speed.
2. Network playback: Please check that the network storage is connected. • Videos successfully saved in the network storage are shown in order of old to new. Image 21. Network page_1 Image 22. Network page_2 Image 23. Network page_3 1 Return Go back to the upper level folder. 2 Refresh Refresh the view. 3 Delete Delete the selected file. 4 Select all Select all items in the folder. 5 Play Playback the selected video 6 Download Download selected item to your computer.
3. Internal playback: Please check that the SD card is inserted. Users may select search filter according to the search requirements, and may also choose to play, download or remove file. Image 24. Internal page a. Filter: 1 From 2 To First Recording Manual Now Users can manualy set the start time search criteria or select first recording. Users can manualy set the end time search criteria or select now.
Crowd Digital Input Periodical Network Link Down Schedule 4 Name 5 Sort 6 Results All Users can search by file name. Descending Ascending Value 1~20 Users can arrange the search by alphabetical order. Users can choose the numbers of results on the page. b. Recordings: 1 Start Date Display the recording file date and time. 2 Duration Display the length of the video. 3 Type Display the event type of the video. 4 Name Display the name of the video. Technical Document Template Version 1.
5.2 Recording servers Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Recording server page includes network storage and internal storage settings. • Click the add button to create a new server. A window will prompt requesting the server’s information. First fill in the name of the server and then select the server type. 1. Network server: users can add, edit and remove network storage. Network server type includes FTP, SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS and Network storage. Image 25.
a. Server: 1 Name 2 Server type 3 Network address 4 Server port 5 Upload path Insert FTP server name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” Select FTP server. Insert the FTP network’s address. Default is 21. Change only if your FTP server uses a different port. Provide the upload path. b. Login: 1 c. User name Provide valid login credentials for the FTP server.
1.2. SMTP server: Image 27. SMTP server page a. Server: Insert SMTP server name, only allow characters 0-9, az, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Server type Select SMTP server. 3 Mail Server 4 Server port Insert mail server’s address. Standard value is 25, but your server may be using different values. 5 Authentication On ( SMTP/ POP ) Off 6 7 Enable if server requires authentication in for sending email. Send mail from Insert the address from which the camera will send the emails.
b. Login: c. 1 User name 2 Password 3 Re-type password 4 Test connection Click test connection button to check if the SMTP server is connected, If the connection is successful, a window will pop-out. 1 Available memory buffer The camera will reserve a buffer in its memory for the recording and snapshot. This section displays the remaining available memory. 2 Attached type Provide valid login credentials for the SMTP server.
1.3. HTTP server: Image 28. HTTP server page a. Server: Insert HTTP server name, only allow characters 0-9, az, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Server type 3 URL Insert HTTP’s address. 4 Port Insert HTTP’s port. 5 Proxy Address Insert proxy address. 6 Proxy Port 7 Proxy User Name 8 Proxy Passoword Select HTTP server. Insert proxy port. If the proxy is not free, please insert user name and password. b.
1.4. HTTPS server: Image 29. HTTPS server page a. Server: Insert HTTPS server name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Server type 3 URL Insert HTTP’s address. 4 Port Insert HTTP’s port. 5 Proxy Address Insert proxy address. 6 Proxy Port 7 Proxy User Name 8 Proxy Passoword Select HTTPS server. Insert proxy port. If the proxy is not free, please insert user name and password. b.
1.5. Network Storage: Image 30. Network storage page a. Server: 1 Name 2 Server type 3 Type 4 Network Storage Location 5 Cyclic Size Insert Network Storage server name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” Select Network Storage server. Windows Network(SMB/CIFS) Network File System(NFS) Select the network storage type (Windows SMB/ CIFS or Linux NFS). Insert the address of your local storage server. 5120~1024000MB Insert limit for the file size. b.
c. Settings: 1 Available memory buffer 2 Attached type The camera will reserve a buffer in its memory for the recording and snapshot. This section displays the remaining available memory. Video Select attached format. Snpshot 3 Pre-event Recording seconds/ Send Image 0~7 recording seconds/ 0~7 images Select the start time for recording/ snapshot prior to event.
2. Internal SD card settings: Please check that the SD card is inserted. Image 31. SD card page a. SD card: 1 Memory Card 2 Free space 3 Overwrite On This feature is only available if the memort card is inserted. Off Display the total amount of space on the micro SD card and the available memory. On Enabling this feature will allow the camera to overwrite the old recordings with new one. Off b.
5.3 Recordings Note: Remember to click the save button to successfully apply changes. • Recording page includes on event recording and continuous recording settings. 1. On event recording allows users to set-up 9 different types of event recording: motion detection, audio detection, tampering detection, tripwire detection, perimeter detection, crowd, digital input, periodical and network link down. Image 32. Recordings page 1.1. Motion Recording: Image 33.
a. Event: Insert Motion detection event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Motion Detection Select the motion detection as the trigger event type. 1 Min time between triggers Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. 2 Detection Area 3 Detection Type 4 Please Configure Motion Detection On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off b. Settings: c.
1.2. Audio Recording: Image 34. Audio recording page a. Event: Insert Audio recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Audio Detection Select the audio detection as the trigger event type. 1 Min time between triggers Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. 2 Detection Type 3 Please Configure Audio Detection On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off b.
c. Action: Instructs the camera to send out media. You will need to specify whether you want to use FTP, network storage or SD card. Make sure that the servers are set up before using it. Event Server 1 Send Media SD Card This action type uses the HTTP and HTTPS recording server. You can use this to have the camera trigger a script on a server. HTTP 2 Send Notification HTTPS 3 Activate Digital Output Digital Output1 Allows you to perform an action with the camera’s digital output.
1.3. Tampering Recording: Image 35. Tampering recording page a. Event: 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Insert Tampering recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off Tampering Detection Select the tampering detection as the trigger event type. Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. b. Settings: c.
3 Activate Digital Output HTTPS This action type uses the HTTP and HTTPS recording server. You can use this to have the camera trigger a script on a server. Digital Output1 Allows you to perform an action with the camera’s digital output. You may also specify the duration you want the camera to trigger the event. d. Schedules: 1 Always 2 Schedule 3 Please Configure Schedule Select the schedule for the above Event settings to be active.
1.4. Tripwire Recording: Image 36. Tripwire recording page a. Event: 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Insert Tripwire recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off Tripwire Detection Select the tripwirre detection as the trigger event type. Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. b. Settings: c.
3 Activate Digital Output Digital Output1 Allows you to perform an action with the camera’s digital output. You may also specify the duration you want the camera to trigger the event. d. Schedules: 1 Always 2 Schedule 3 Please Configure Schedule Select the schedule for the above Event settings to be active. You may choose one of the available or schedule, or configure another schedule on the schedule menu. Click on Schedule to go to schedule configuration page.
1.5. Perimeter Recording: Image 37. Perimeter recording page a. Event: 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Insert Perimeter recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off Perimeter Detection Select the perimeter detection as the trigger event type. Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. b. Settings: c.
3 Activate Digital Output Digital Output1 Allows you to perform an action with the camera’s digital output. You may also specify the duration you want the camera to trigger the event. d. Schedules: 1 Always 2 Schedule 3 Please Configure Schedule Select the schedule for the above Event settings to be active. You may choose one of the available or schedule, or configure another schedule on the schedule menu. Click on Schedule to go to schedule configuration page.
1.6. Crowd Recording: Image 38. Crowd recording page a. Event: Insert Crowd recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Crowd Detection Select the perimeter detection as the trigger event type. 1 Min time between triggers Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. 2 Please Configure Crowd Detection On Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Off b. Settings: c.
This action type uses the HTTP and HTTPS recording server. You can use this to have the camera trigger a script on a server. HTTP 2 Send Notification HTTPS 3 Activate Digital Output Digital Output1 Allows you to perform an action with the camera’s digital output. You may also specify the duration you want the camera to trigger the event. d. Schedules: 1 Always 2 Schedule 3 Please Configure Schedule Select the schedule for the above Event settings to be active.
1.7. Digital input Recording: Note: Please check digital input is connected. Image 39. Digital recording page a. Event: 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Technical Document Template Insert Digital input recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” On Off Digital Input Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Select the digital input as the trigger event type. Version 1.
b. Settings: 1 Min time between triggers Value 1~999 sec Minimum interval for an event to trigger the next action. Active 2 Digital Input 1 Define the status of the digital input for the camera to trigger recording. Select active to trigger recording when digital input status has changed from its normal state. Select inactive to trigger recording when digital input status is in its normal state. Select chamge to trigger recording every time the state of the digital input changes.
1.8. Periodical recording: Image 40. Periodical recording page a. Event: 1 Name 2 Enabled 3 Triggered by Technical Document Template Insert Periodical recording event name, only allow characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, “.”, “_” On Off Periodical Users can enabled/ disabled this function. Select the periodical as the trigger event type. Version 1.
b. Settings: 1 c. Trigger every hours/ min Users can customize the the time gap between trigger. Action: Instructs the camera to send out media. You will need to specify whether you want to use FTP, network storage or SD card. Make sure that the servers are set up before using it. Event Server 1 Send Media SD Card This action type uses the HTTP and HTTPS recording server. You can use this to have the camera trigger a script on a server.
