Network PTZ Camera User Manual
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera i User Manual COPYRIGHT © 2018 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”).
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera ii IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATER PREVAILS.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera iii Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
iv User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may be caused if any of these cautions are neglected. Warnings Follow these safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera v Do not aim the lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp. The strong light can cause fatal damage to the product. The sensor may be burned out by a laser beam, so when any laser equipment is being used, make sure that the surface of the sensor not be exposed to the laser beam. For working temperature, refer to the specification manual for details. To avoid heat accumulation, good ventilation is required for a proper operating environment.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera vi Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 FUNCTIONS.................................................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 2 2.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 5.2.5 5.3 vii Handling Exception ............................................................................................................ 48 SMART EVENT CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................... 48 5.3.1 Detecting Audio Exception ................................................................................................. 49 5.3.2 Configuring Face Detection .............................
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 1 Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 System Requirement System requirement of web browser accessing is as follows: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version/Vista/Win7/Server 2003/Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024 × 768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 5 and above version and Google Chrome 18 and above versions. 1.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2 drag a rectangle area in the upper left direction to move the position to the center and allow the rectangle area to zoom out. Proportional Pan/Tilt Proportional pan/tilt automatically reduces or increases the pan and tilt speeds according to the amount of zoom. At telephoto zoom settings, the pan and tilt speeds will be slower than at wide zoom settings. This keeps the image from moving too fast on the live view image when there is a large amount of zoom.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 3 inactivity. User Management The camera allows you to edit users with different levels of permission, in the admin login status. Multiple users are allowed to access and control the same network camera via network simultaneously. 3D Digital Noise Reduction Comparing with the general 2D digital noise reduction, the 3D digital noise reduction function processes the noise between two frames besides processing the noise in one frame.
4 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Chapter 2 Network Connection You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage, strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, contact with your dealer or the nearest service center. To ensure the network security of the network camera, we recommend you to have the network camera assessed and maintained termly.
5 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera or Ne e l Cab ork tw Ne 网络交换机 two rk C abl e Network Speed Dome Computer Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.1.2 Activating the Camera Purpose: You are required to activate the camera first before you can use the camera. Activation via web browser, activation via SADP, and activation via client software are supported. Activation via Web Browser Steps: 1. Power on the camera, and connect the camera to the network. 2.
6 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user. 4. Confirm the password. 5. Click OK to activate the camera and enter the live view interface. Activation via SADP Software SADP software is used for detecting the online device, activating the device, and resetting the password. Get the SADP software from the supplied disk or the official website, and install the SADP according to the prompts.
7 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera You can enable the Hik-Connect service for the device during activation. Hik-Connect function varies depending on different speed dome models. 4. Click Activate to start activation. You can check whether the activation is completed on the popup window. If activation failed, make sure that the password meets the requirement and then try again. 5.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 8 Figure 2-6 iVMS-4200 Control Panel 2. Click Device Management to enter the Device Management interface, as shown in Figure 2-7. Figure 2-7 Device Management Interface 3. 4. 5. Check the device status from the device list, and select an inactive device. Click Activate to pop up the Activation interface. Create a password and input the password in the password field, and confirm the password.
9 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks, we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices. The password should be something of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
10 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2.1.3 (Optional) Setting Security Question Security question is used to reset the admin password when admin user forgets the password. Admin user can follow the pop-up window to complete security question settings during camera activation. Or, admin user can go to User Management interface to set up the function. 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN Purpose: This section explains how to connect the network camera to the WAN with a static IP or a dynamic IP. 2.
11 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Network Cable Internet Network Cable Network Speed Dome PC Figure 2-11 Accessing the Camera with Static IP Directly 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection Before you start: Apply a dynamic IP from an ISP. With the dynamic IP address, you can connect the network camera to a modem or a router. Connecting the network camera via a router Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. In the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 12 The obtained IP address is dynamically assigned via PPPoE, so the IP address always changes after rebooting the camera. To solve the inconvenience of the dynamic IP, you need to get a domain name from the DDNS provider (E.g. DynDns.com). Follow the steps below for normal domain name resolution and private domain name resolution to solve the problem. Normal Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Apply a domain name from a domain name provider. 2.
13 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Chapter 3 Accessing to the Network Speed Dome 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. In the address field, input the IP address of the network camera, e.g., 192.168.1.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Activate the camera for the first time using, refer to the section 2.1.2 Activating the Camera. 4. Select English as the interface language on the top-right of login interface. 5.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 14 Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in 3.2 Accessing by Client Software The product CD contains the client software. You can view the live video and manage the camera with the client software. Follow the installation prompts to install the client software and WinPcap. The configuration interface and live view interface of client software are shown in Figure 3-3.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 15 Figure 3-4 iVMS-4200 Live View Interface If you use third party VMS software, contact technical support of our branch for camera firmware. For detailed information about client software of our company, refer to the user manual of the software. This manual mainly introduces accessing to the network camera by web browser.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 16 Chapter 4 Basic Operations In this and the following chapters, operation of the camera by the web browser will be taken as an example. 4.1 Configuring Local Parameters The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view and other operations using the web browser. Steps: 1. Enter the Local Configuration interface: Configuration > Local Figure 4-1 Local Configuration Interface 2.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 17 Image Format: The captured pictures can be saved as different format. JPEG and BMP are available. Record File Settings: Set the saving path of the video files. Record File Size: Select the packed size of manually recorded and downloaded video files. The size can be set to 256M, 512M or 1G. Save record files to: Set the saving path for the manually recorded video files. Save downloaded files to: Set the saving path for the downloaded video files in interface.
18 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Descriptions of the live view page: Menu Bar PTZ Control Live View Window Show or hide PTZ control panel Live View Parameters Toolbar Preset/Patrol/Pattern Figure 4-2 Live View Page Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Picture, and Configuration page respectively. Click to display the help file of the network camera. Click to logout the system. Live View Window: Display the live video. Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g.
19 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 4-3 Start Live View Table 4-1 Descriptions of the Toolbar Icon Description Icon Description Start/stop Live view. / / / / Manually capture the pictures. Display in 4:3/16:9/original/ self-adaptive window size. Live view with the / Play via webcomponents/ / quick time. / Manual start/stop recording. / Start/stop digital zoom. / Enable/disable regional focus / main/sub/third stream. / Start/stop two-way audio.
20 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera For some certain camera models, disable the third stream first and then the true WDR function is valid. Click to select between and play the live video via player Webcomponents or Quick Time. The live video is played via webcomponents by default, and other types of players are supported for the browser, such as MJPEG, and VLC. You are required to download and install the player to play the live video. Click and it displays .
21 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera PTZ functions vary depending on different camera models. 4.4.1 PTZ Control Panel On the live view page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. to hide it. Figure 4-4 PTZ Control Panel Table 4-2 Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Button Name Description Hold and press the direction button to pan/tilt the camera.
22 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Button Name Description Click Focus near/far , the lens focus far and the items far away gets clear. Click , the lens focus near and the items nearby gets clear. When the image is too dark, click Iris close/open to open the iris. When the image is too bright, click to close the iris. The auxiliary functions include light, wiper, auxiliary focus, lens Auxiliary Functions initialization, manual tracking, 3D positioning, one-touch patrol, and one-touch park.
23 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 4-5 Auxiliary Functions Light Click to enable/disable the light supplement of the camera. This function is reserved. Wiper Click to move the wiper once. Auxiliary Focus The auxiliary focus function is reserved. Manual Tracking Before you start: Enter the Smart Tracking settings interface and enable smart tracking first. Configuration > PTZ > Smart Tracking Steps: 1. Click 2. Click a moving object in the live video.
24 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 4.4.3 Setting/Calling a Preset Purpose: A preset is a predefined image position. For the defined preset, you can click the calling button to quickly view the desired image position. Setting a Preset: Steps: 1. In the PTZ control panel, select a preset number from the preset list. Figure 4-6 Setting a Preset 2. Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position. • Pan the camera to the right or left. • Tilt the camera up or down. • Zoom in or out.
25 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: 1. Select any preset from the list. 2. Click the preset number you need on the keyboard. The following presets are predefined with special commands. You can only call them but not configure them. For instance, preset 99 is the “Start auto scan”. If you call the preset 99, the camera starts auto scan function. Pattern function varies depending on different camera models.
26 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 4.4.4 Setting/Calling a Patrol Purpose: A patrol is a memorized series of preset function. It can be configured and called on the patrol settings interface. There are up to 8 patrols for customizing. A patrol can be configured with 32 presets. Before you start: Make sure that the presets you want to add into a patrol have been defined. Setting a Patrol: Steps: 1. In the PTZ control panel, click to enter the patrol settings interface. 2.
27 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 4-10 Calling a Preset 4.4.5 One-touch Patrol Purpose: One-touch patrol is an automatically created patrol. The system automatically add preset No.1 to No.32 to the patrol path 8. You can call the one-touch patrol and the camera moves as the patrol path 8 automatically. Steps: 1. Set preset No.1 to No.32. Refer to 4.4.3 Setting/Calling a Preset for detailed information of setting preset. 2. Call preset No. 45, and the camera moves as patrol path 8. 3.
28 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 4.4.6 Setting/Calling a Pattern Purpose: A pattern is a memorized series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. It can be called on the pattern settings interface. There are up to 4 patterns for customizing. Pattern function varies depending on different camera models. Setting a Pattern: Steps: 1. In the PTZ control panel, click to enter the pattern settings interface. 2. Select a pattern number from the list as shown in Figure 4-12.
29 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera These 4 patterns can be operated separately and with no priority level. When configuring and calling the pattern, proportional pan is valid; the limit stops and auto flip will be invalid; and the 3D positioning operation is not supported. 4.5 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the video files stored in the network disks or memory cards. 4.5.1 Play Back Video Files Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter playback interface.
30 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 4-14 Search Video 3. Click to play the video files found on this date. The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
31 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 4-17 Progress Bar The different colors of the video on the progress bar stand for the different video types as shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 Video Types 4.5.2 Downloading Video Files Steps: 1. Click on the playback interface. The pop-up menu is shown in Figure 4-19. 2. Set the start time and end time. Click Search. The corresponding video files are listed on the left. Figure 4-19 Video Downloading interface 3.
32 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera memory cards and download the captured pictures. Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter picture interface. Figure 4-20 Picture Interface 2. 3. 4. Select the file type of capturing the pictures from the list as timing, alarm, motion, etc. Set the start time and end time. Click Search. The corresponding picture files will be listed. Check the checkbox in front of the files that you need to download. 5. Click to download the files.
33 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Chapter 5 System Configuration 5.1 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the memory card inserted in your camera. 5.1.1 Configuring Recording Schedule Purpose: There are two kinds of recording for the camera: manual recording and scheduled recording. In this section, you can follow the instructions to configure the scheduled recording.
34 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-2 Record Parameters Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggers recording at 10:00, and the pre-record time is set as 5 seconds, the camera starts to record at 9:59:55. The pre-record time can be configured as No Pre-record, 5 s, 10 s, 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s or not limited. The pre-record time changes according to the video bitrate.
35 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input settings interfaces. Record Triggered by Motion | Alarm: If you select Motion | Alarm, the video will be recorded when the external alarm is triggered or the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input settings interfaces.
36 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-4 Segment Snapshot Settings 6. Click to enter the advanced setting interface. You can select the stream type of the capture. 7. Click to enter the Capture Parameters Interface. 8. Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox to enable continuous snapshot, and configure the schedule of timing snapshot. Check the Enable Event-triggered Snapshot checkbox to enable event-triggered snapshot. 9. Select the format, resolution, quality of the snapshot. 10.
37 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc. Steps: Add the network disk 1. Enter the NAS (Network-Attached Storage) settings interface: Configuration > Storage > Storage Management > Net HDD Figure 5-5 Select Net HDD Type 2. Enter the IP address and the file path of the network disk. 3. Select the mounting type. NFS and SMB/CIFS are selectable.
38 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-6 Storage Management Interface 2. If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click Format to start initializing the disk. 3. When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal as shown in Figure 5-7. Figure 5-7 View Disk Status Define the Quota for Record and Pictures 1. Input the quota percentage for picture and for record. 2.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 39 5.2 Basic Event Configuration Purpose: This section explains how to configure the network camera to respond to alarm events, including motion detection, video tampering alarm input, alarm output and exception. These events can trigger the alarm actions, such as Send Email, Notify Surveillance Center, etc. For example, when motion detection is triggered, the network camera sends a notification to an e-mail address.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 40 Figure 5-9 Motion Detection Settings-Normal Steps: (1) Click and drag the mouse on the live video image to draw a motion detection area. (2) Click You can click to finish drawing. to clear all of the areas. (3) Move the slider sensitivity of the detection.
41 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-10 Motion Detection Settings-Expert 4. Steps: (1) Set the Schedule Image Settings, there are OFF, Auto-Switch and Scheduled-Switch selectable. If the schedule image switch mode is enabled, you can configure the detection rule for the day and night separately. OFF: Disable the day and night switch. Auto-Switch: Switch the day and night mode according to the illumination automatically.
42 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-11 Arming Schedule (2) Select the timeline of a certain day, and drag the mouse to set the arming schedule (the start time and end time of the arming task). (3) After you set the scheduled task, you can click (optional). and copy the task to other days Figure 5-12 Arming Time Schedule (4) After setting the arming schedule, you can click a segment to display the segment arming settings interface to edit the segment record parameters (optional).
43 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera (5) Click to save the settings. The time of each period cannot be overlapped. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. 5. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Click tab to enter the Linkage Method interface. You can specify the linkage method when an event occurs. The following contents are about how to configure the different types of linkage method. Figure 5-14 Linkage Method Check the checkbox to select the linkage method.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 44 Capture the image when an alarm is triggered and upload the picture to a FTP server. You need a FTP server and set FTP parameters first. Refer to Section Configuring FTP Settings for setting FTP parameters. Trigger Alarm Output Trigger one or more external alarm outputs when an event occurs. To trigger an alarm output when an event occurs, refer to Section 5.2.4 Configuring Alarm Output to set the alarm output parameters.
45 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-15 Tampering Alarm 2. Check Enable checkbox to enable the tampering detection. 3. Click tab to enter the arming schedule setting interface. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 4. Click tab to select the linkage method taken for tampering, notify surveillance center, send email and trigger alarm output are selectable.
46 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-16 Alarm Input Settings 4. Click tab to enter the arming schedule setting interface. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 5. Click tab to select the linkage method taken for alarm input, including Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload to FTP/Memory Card/NAS, Trigger Alarm Output and Trigger Recording. Refer to Section 5.2.
47 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 5.2.4 Configuring Alarm Output Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Output settings interface: Configuration> Event > Basic Event > Alarm Output 2. Select one alarm output channel in the Alarm Output dropdown list. 3. Set a name in for the alarm output (optional). 4. The Delay time can be set to 5sec, 10sec, 30sec, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min or Manual. The delay time refers to the time duration that the alarm output remains in effect after alarm occurs. 5.
48 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 5.2.5 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception settings interface: Configuration > Event > Basic Event > Exception 2. Check the checkbox to set the actions taken for the Exception alarm. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. Figure 5-19 Exception Settings 3. Click to save the settings. 5.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 49 5.3.1 Detecting Audio Exception Purpose: When you enable this function and audio exception occurs, the alarm actions will be triggered. Steps: 1. Enter the video audio exception detection interface: Configuration > Event > Smart Event > Audio Exception Detection Figure 5-20 Audio Exception Detection 2. Check the checkbox of Audio Loss Detection to enable the audio input exception detection. 3.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 50 detection. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 6. Click tab to select the linkage method taken for the audio input exception, Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Trigger Alarm Output and Trigger Recording are selectable. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 7. Click to save the settings. 5.3.
51 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2. Check the Enable checkbox. Figure 5-22 Configuring Intrusion Area 3. The event triggered and park action related PTZ movement will be locked for 180 seconds after you enter the intrusion detection interface. Optionally, you can click the button to manually activate the movement, or lock the movement when the button turns to by clicking it. 4. Draw area. 1) Select the Region No.in dropdown list. 2) Click to draw a rectangle on the image as a defense region.
52 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera schedule configuration is the same as the settings of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 7. Click tab to select the linkage method taken for intrusion detection, Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload to FTP/Memory Card/NAS, Trigger Alarm Output and Trigger Recording are selectable. Refer to Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 8. Click to save the settings. 5.3.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 53 5. Draw area. 1) Click to draw a line on the image. 2) Click the line to switch to the editing mode. Drag an end to the desired place to adjust the length and angle of the line. And drag the line to adjust the location. 6. Configure the parameters for each defense region separately. Direction: Select the detection direction in the dropdown list, there are A<->B, A->B and B->A selectable. Sensitivity: Range [1-100].
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 54 Figure 5-24 Configuring Region Entrance Detection 3. Select the region from the dropdown list for detection settings. 4. Click the button to start the region drawing. 5. Click on the live video to specify the four vertexes of the detection region, and right click to complete drawing. Repeat the step to configure other regions. You can click the button to clear all pre-defined regions. 6. Set the detection target for the region entrance detection.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 55 Steps: 1. Enter the Region Exiting Detection settings interface: Configuration> Event > Smart Event> Region Exiting Detection 2. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the Region Exiting Detection function. Figure 5-25 Configuring Region Exiting Detection 3. Select the region from the dropdown list for detection settings. 4. Click the button to start the region drawing. 5.
56 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 5.4 PTZ Configuration On the event configuration page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. The functions vary depending on different camera models. to hide it. 5.4.1 Configuring Basic PTZ Parameters You can configure the basic PTZ parameters, including proportional pan, preset freezing, preset speed, etc. 1.
57 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera defined by a preset to another, without showing the middle areas between these two, to ensure the surveillance efficiency. It can also reduce the use of bandwidth in a digital network system. Preset freezing function is invalid when you calling a pattern. Preset Speed: You can set the speed of a defined preset from 1 to 8. Manual Control Speed: The manual control speed can be set as Compatible, Pedestrian, Non-motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle or Auto.
58 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Limit configuration interface: Configuration > PTZ > Limit Figure 5-27 Configure the PTZ Limit 2. Click the Enable Limit checkbox and choose the limit type as manual stops or scan stops. Manual Stops: When manual limit stops are set, you can operate the PTZ control panel manually only in the limited surveillance area.
59 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Customize an Initial Position: Steps: 1. Enter the Initial Position configuration interface: Configuration > PTZ > Initial Position Figure 5-28 PTZ Configuration 2. 3. Click the PTZ control buttons to find a position as the initial position of the speed dome; you can also call a defined preset and set it as the initial position of the speed dome. Click Set to save the position. Call/delete an Initial Position: You can click to call the initial position.
60 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Configuration > PTZ > Park Action Figure 5-29 Set the Park Action 2. 3. 4. 5. Check the Enable Park Action checkbox. Set the Park Time as the inactivity time of the camera before it starts the park actions. Choose Action Type the from the dropdown list. If you select Patrol, Pattern, or Preset as Action Type, you need to select Action Type ID from the dropdown list. 6. Click to save the settings. 5.4.
61 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2. Click the PTZ control buttons to find the area you want to set the privacy mask. 3. Click 4. You can drag the corners of the red rectangle area to draw a polygon mask. 5. Click ; drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the area. to finish drawing or click to clear all of the areas you set without saving them. 6.
62 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2. Check the Enable Scheduled Task checkbox. 3. Set the Park Time. You can set the park time (a period of inactivity) before the speed dome starts the scheduled tasks. 4. Select the task type from the dropdown list. 5. Select the timeline of a certain day, and drag the mouse to set the recording schedule (the start time and end time of the recording task). 6. After you set the scheduled task, you can click and copy the task to other days (optional).
63 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 5-34 Clear Config 3. Click to clear the settings. 5.4.8 Configuring Smart Tracking Purpose: The speed dome tracks the moving objects automatically after you configure this function. Steps: 1. Enter the Smart Tracking settings interface: Configuration > PTZ > Smart Tracking Figure 5-35 Configure Smart Tracking 2. Check the Enable Smart Tracking check box to enable smart tracking function. 3. Click the PTZ buttons to select an object. 4.
64 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 5. Set the tracking duration. The speed dome stops tracking when the duration time is up. The duration ranges from 0 to 300 seconds. Setting the duration to 0 means that there’ no duration when speed dome tracks. This function varies depending on different camera models. 6. Click to clear the settings. 5.4.9 Prioritize PTZ Steps: 1. Enter the Prioritize PTZ interface: Configuration > PTZ > Prioritize PTZ. Figure 5-36 Position Settings 2.
65 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Chapter 6 Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Network Settings The functions vary depending on different camera models. 6.1.1 Basic Settings Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported. Steps: 1. Enter TCP/IP settings interface: Configuration > Network > Basic Settings > TCP/IP Figure 6-1 TCP/IP Settings 2.
66 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 3. Click to save the above settings. You can click Test to make sure that the IP address is valid. If the DHCP server is available, you can check to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. The valid value range of Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is 1280 to 1500.
67 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 3. Select DDNS Type. Two DDNS types are selectable: DynDNS and NO-IP. DynDNS: Steps: (1) Enter Server Address of DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). (2) In the Domain text field, enter the domain name obtained from the DynDNS website. (3) Enter the Port of DynDNS server. (4) Enter the User Name and Password registered on the DynDNS website. (5) Click to save the settings. Figure 6-3 DynDNS Settings NO-IP: Steps: (1) Enter Server Address of NO-IP.
68 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 2. Check the Enable PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm password for PPPoE access. The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks, we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices.
69 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the house and corporate environments. With the function enabled, you don’t need to configure the port mapping for each port, and the camera is connected to the Wide Area Network via the router. Steps: 1. Enter the UPnP™ settings interface. Configuration >Network > Basic Settings > NAT 2. Check the checkbox to enable the UPnP™ function. You can edit the Friendly Name of the camera.
70 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: 1. Enter the SNMP settings interface: Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > SNMP Figure 6-7 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox (Enable SNMP v1, Enable SNMP v2c, Enable SNMP v3) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. The configuration of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here. 4. Click to save and finish the settings.
71 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: 1. Enter the FTP settings interface: Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > FTP Figure 6-8 FTP Settings 2. Configure the FTP settings, including server address, port, user name, password, directory, and upload type. The server address supports both the domain name and IP address formats.
72 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Child directory: It is a sub-folder which can be created in the parent directory. The files will be saved in a sub-folder in FTP server. The name of folder can be defined as shown in Figure 6-10. Figure 6-10 Child Directory Upload type: To enable uploading the captured picture to the FTP server. 3. Click to save the settings. 4. You can click Test to confirm the configuration.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 73 Sender: The name of the email sender. Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port for SMTP is 25. E-mail encryption: None, SSL, and TLS are selectable. When you select SSL or TLS and disable STARTTLS, e-mails will be sent after encrypted by SSL or TLS. The SMTP port should be set as 465 for this encryption method.
74 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-12 Platform Access 2. Check the Enable checkbox to enable the platform access function of the device. 3. Select the Platform Access Mode. If you select Platform Access Mode as Hik-Connect, 1) Click and read "Terms of Service" and "Privacy Policy" in pop-up window. 2) Create a verification code or change the verification code for the camera. The verification code is required when you add the camera to Hik-Connect app.
75 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: 1. Enter the HTTPS settings interface. Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > HTTPS 2. Create the self-signed certificate or authorized certificate. Figure 6-13 Create Certificate OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Select Create Self-signed Certificate. 2) Click Create to create the following dialog box. Figure 6-14 Create Self-signed Certificate 3) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information.
76 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 3. There will be the certificate information after you successfully create and install the certificate. Figure 6-15 Installed Certificate Property The default port number of HTTPS is 443. The port value ranges from 1 to 65535. When the port number is the default number 443, the format of the URL is https://IP address, eg., https://192.168.1.64. When the port number is not the default number 443, the format of the URL is https://IP address:port number, eg.
77 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Configuring 802.1X Settings Purpose: The camera supports IEEE 802.1X standard. IEEE 802.1X is a port-based network access control. It enhances the security level of the LAN. When devices connect to this network with IEEE 802.1X standard, the authentication is needed. If the authentication fails, the devices don’t connect to the network. The protected LAN with 802.1X standard is shown in Figure 6-17.
78 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-18 802.1X Settings 3. 4. Check the Enable IEEE 802.1X checkbox to enable it. Configure the 802.1X settings, including user name and password. The EAP-MD5 version must be identical with that of the router or the switch. 5. Click to finish the settings. The camera reboots when you save the settings. 6. After the configuration, connect the camera to the protected network.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 79 Figure 6-19 Integration Protocol Settings 2. Check the Enable Hikvision-CGI checkbox and then select the authentication from the dropdown list. Then you can access to the camera through the third party platform. 3. Check the Enable ONVIF checkbox to enable the function. 4. Click Add to add a new ONVIF user. Set the user name and password, and confirm the password. You can set the user as media user, operator, and administrator. 5.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 80 Figure 6-20 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the camera to main stream (normal), sub-stream or third stream. The main stream is usually for recording and live viewing with good bandwidth, and the sub-stream can be used for live viewing when the bandwidth is limited. Refer to the Section 4.1 Configuring Local Parameters for switching the main stream and sub-stream for live viewing. 3.
81 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Set it as ON or OFF. H.264+: If you set the main stream as the stream type, and H.264 as the video encoding, you can see H.264+ available. H.264+ is an improved compression coding technology based on H.264. By enabling H.264+, users can estimate the HDD consumption by its maximum average bitrate. Compared to H.264, H.264+ reduces storage by up to 50% with the same maximum bitrate in most scenes. H.265+: If you set the main stream as the stream type, and H.
82 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Audio Input: When an intercom is connected to the camera, you need to set this option to LineIn. When a microphone is connected to the camera, you need to set this option to MicIn. Audio Stream Bitrate: When the Audio Encoding is selected as MP2L2, you can configure the Audio Stream Bitrate in the dropdown list. The greater the value is, the better the audio quality will be.
83 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-23 Region of Interest (2) ROI for Fixed Region Steps: 1. Check Enable checkbox to enable the Fixed Region function. 2. Select a stream type. You can set the ROI function for main stream, sub-stream or third stream. 3. Click and then drag the mouse to draw a red frame in the live view image. You can click 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. to clear it. The number of areas supported in ROI function varies depending different camera models Select the Region No.
84 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera On the event configuration page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. The functions vary depending on different camera models. to hide it. 6.3.
85 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Sharpness function enhances the detail of the image by sharpening the edges in the image. The value ranges from 0 to 100. Exposure Settings Exposure Mode The Exposure Mode can be set to Auto, Iris Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual. Auto: The iris, shutter and gain values will be adjusted automatically according to the brightness of the environment. Iris Priority: The value of iris needs to be adjusted manually.
86 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Limit Gain This feature is used to adjust gain of the image. The value ranges from 0 to 100. Slow Shutter This function can be used in underexposure condition. It lengthens the shutter time to ensure full exposure. Slow Shutter Level When slow shutter is set as ON, you can select the slow shutter level from the dropdown list. The slow shutter lever can be set to Slow Shutter*2, *3, *4, *6, *8.
87 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Day: In Day mode, the speed dome displays color image. It is used for normal lighting conditions. Night: In Night mode, the image is black and white. Night mode can increase the sensitivity in low light conditions. Scheduled-Switch: In Schedule mode, you can set the time schedule for day mode as shown in Figure 6-30. The rest time out of the schedule is for night mode.
88 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Manual White Balance: In MWB mode, you can adjust the color temperature manually to meet your own demand as shown in Figure 6-32. Figure 6-32 Manual White Balance Outdoor You can select this mode when the speed dome is installed in outdoor environment. Indoor You can select this mode when the speed dome is installed in indoor environment. Fluorescent Lamp You can select this mode when there are fluorescent lamps installed near the speed dome.
89 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-35 Defog Mode EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) You can set theEIS to ON or OFF as you need. Figure 6-36 Electronic Image Stabilization Video Adjustment The functions vary depending on different camera models. Mirror If you turn the MIRROR function on, the image will be flipped. It is like the image in the mirror. The flip direction can be set to OFF or CENTER.
90 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Configuration > Image > OSD Settings Figure 6-37 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. 4. Select from the dropdown list to set the time format, date format, display mode, OSD size and Font color. 5. You can use the mouse to drag the text frame IPdome in the live view window to adjust the OSD position. Figure 6-38 Adjust OSD Location 6.
91 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 6.3.3 Configuring Text Overlay Settings Purpose: You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay settings interface: Configuration > Image > OSD Settings 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4. Use the mouse to drag the red text frame Text in the live view window to adjust the text overlay position. 5. Click to save the settings. 6.3.
92 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-40 Linked Scene 4. When you enable the function of Scheduled-Switch, check the corresponding checkbox, set the time period and the linked scene. Figure 6-41 Schedule-Switch 5. Click to save the settings. The two functions are not enabled by default. 6.4 Configuring System Settings 6.4.
93 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-42 Device Information Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time which can be displayed on the video. There are Time Zone, Time Synchronization, and Daylight Saving Time (DST) functions for setting the time. Time Synchronization consists of auto mode by Network Time Protocol (NTP) server and manual mode.
94 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Interval: The time interval between the two synchronizing actions by NTP server. It can be set from 1 to 10080 minutes. Figure 6-44 Time Sync by NTP Server You can click to make sure that the NTP server is connected. If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).
95 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera the time. The time will be adjusted according to the original time and the time difference between the two time zones. From the Time Zone dropdown menu as shown in Figure 6-46, select the Time Zone in which the camera locates.
96 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-48 RS-232 Settings 2. Configure the Baud Rate, Data Bit, Stop Bit, Parity, Flow Control, and Usage. If you want to connect the camera through RS-232 port, the parameters of the RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 3. Click to save the settings. RS-485 Purpose: The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ unit. Steps: 1.
97 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera About Click View License, you can check Open Source Software Licenses. 6.4.2 Maintenance Upgrade & Maintenance Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: 2. Configuration > System > Maintenance > Upgrade & Maintenance: 3. Click to reboot the network camera. Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > System > Maintenance > Upgrade & Maintenance: 2.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 3. 4. 98 Input the encryption password you have set when exporting the configuration file. Click Import to import configuration file. You need to reboot the camera after importing configuration file. Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration >System > Maintenance > Upgrade & Maintenance 2. Select Firmware or Firmware Directory.
User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 99 Figure 6-51 Log Searching Interface 2. Set the log search conditions to specify the search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and End Time as shown in Figure 6-51. 3. Click to search log files. The matched log files will be displayed on the Log interface. 4. To export the log files, click Save Log to save the log files in your computer. System Service Steps: 1.
100 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 6.4.3 Security Configuring Authentication Security Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view. Steps: 1. Enter the Authentication interface: Configuration> System> Security > Authentication 2. Set the RTSP Authentication/WEB Authentication type from the dropdown list. Digest and digest/basic are selectable. 3. Click to save the settings.
101 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Steps: (1) Click Add to add an IP. (2) Input the IP Adreess. Figure 6-54 Add an IP (3) Click OK to finish adding. Modify an IP Address Steps: (1) Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Modify. (2) Modify the IP address in the text filed. Figure 6-55 Modify an IP (3) Click OK to finish modifying. Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Delete. Delete all IP Addresses Click Clear to delete all the IP addresses.
102 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera 6.4.4 User Management Enter the User Management interface: Configuration > System > User Management The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 32 user accounts can be created. Figure 6-56 User Information Add a User Steps: 1. Click 2. Input the new User Name, select Level and input Password. to add a user.
103 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-57 Add a User Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click . 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions. 4. Click to finish the user modification.
104 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-58 Modify a User Delete a User Steps: 1. Left-click the user name you want to delete and click 2. Click on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. Online Users Enter the Online Users configuration interface: Configuration > System > User Management > Online Users © Hikvision .
105 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Figure 6-59 Online Users You can see the current users who are visiting the device through this interface. User information, such as user name, level, IP address, and operation time, is displayed in the User List. Click Refresh to refresh the list.
106 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera Appendix SADP Software Introduction Description of SADP SADP (Search Active Devices Protocol) is a kind of user-friendly and installation-free online device search tool. It searches the active online devices within your subnet and displays the information of the devices. You can also modify the basic network information of the devices using this software.
107 User Manual of Network PTZ Camera click to expand the device table and hide the network parameter panel on the right side, or click to show the network parameter panel. Modify network parameters Steps: 1. Select the device to be modified in the device list and the network parameters of the device will be displayed in the Modify Network Parameters panel on the right side. 2. Edit the modifiable network parameters, e.g. IP address and port number. 3.
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